Housing Executive Awards 2026: Meet the Finalists
Following a triumphant first year of the Housing Executive Awards, the awards will return to Bolton Wanderers Stadium in 2026 following a record number of submissions. Complete with a number of new categories, the awards will once again be shedding light on the individuals and organisations that go above and beyond in ensuring healthy, warm homes are achievable for as many as possible.
Below is the full list of categories and finalists for the Housing Executive Awards 2026: Best Retrofit Initiative:
Celebrating the most effective retrofit campaigns across the sector, these could be decarbonisation efforts, insulation installations, any project that has improved existing housing stock for tenants.
• ARC Building Solutions
• Flagship Housing
• Aico & Karma Electrical & Fire Systems
• Great Places Housing Group
• Jigsaw Homes
• Orbit
• United Infrastructure
• Winchester City Council
Best Decarbonisation Approach:
Projects that have set an example when it comes to reaching net-zero targets, and furthering the fight against climate change. Environmental targets should be reached within budget and on-schedule, showing consideration and innovation throughout the decarbonisation process.
• Anderwood Homes
• Gaia Energy & Prima Group
• Jigsaw Homes
• London Borough of Waltham Forest & Aston Group
• Prosper & The Synergy Partnership
• Saffron Housing & Anglian Building products
Best Use of AI:
AI is here to stay, and as every day goes by the headlines are filled with exciting advances. But how can we make this technology work for the better? AI in housing has no ceiling, and we want to highlight the organisations who have been not only innovative in their use of technology, but used it for social good.
• Askporter
• Clixifix
• Quality Led Projects
• Rentalize
Best Repairs & Maintenance Team:
Repairs are well-known as the most direct point of contact with residents, and in many cases are the defining factor for a positive experience and relationship. Timely, efficient repairs can be the difference between feeling satisfied and acknowledged rather than overlooked and dismissed, and even more importantly in some cases are directly impactful on resident health and wellbeing.
• Aston Group
• EVO Digital Technologies
• Gentoo Group
• Ready4Home Supported Housing CIC
• Spring Housing Association
• Vico Homes
Partnership of the Year:
Collaboration is the key to success, and without strong partnerships in the social housing space, none of the success stories seen in the sector would be possible. It’ s only through shared momentum and understanding that we can hope to provide the homes that people need, and enrich their lives whilst doing it.
• Aico & Nuaire
• Aston Group & London Borough of Waltham Forest
• The Ferry Project & Blackfield Creative
• Prosper & The North East Housing Partnership & JTC Furniture
• TF Jones & Your Housing Group
Best Social Value Project:
All endeavors in the social housing space work towards a universal goal, to enrich our society and the homes we live in from the ground up.“ Social Value” is the broad term used to summarise steps towards this goal, however large or small they might be. This category looks to celebrate any projects explicitly aimed at enriching the lives and communities of residents, beyond building homes.
• Accent Housing
• Jigsaw Homes
• NHBC x Keepmoat Training Hub
• Ready4Home Supported Housing CIC
• United Infrastructure
• Unity Homes and Enterprise
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